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Economic student group sizes in universities are analysed from a consideration of student/staff ratios and departmental recurrent cost per student variations. The analysis is largely derived from a departmental total staff analytical model. It shows that there can be considerable diseconomies for small student populations and emphasises the need for “economic” populations at programmes of study and department level.
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Legg, K. Economic student group populations in universities. High Educ 2, 423–438 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00158527
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00158527